Affiliation
House: Commons
Constituency: South Shields
Status: Current member
Backbencher (MP)
Affiliation
House: Commons
Constituency: South Shields
Status: Current member
Latest Activity
Sitting day: 2026-03-25
Activity total: 2
Contributions: 2
Votes recorded: 0
Current Offices
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Recent Votes
Recent recorded divisions
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
Commons - 2026-03-25T16:00:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:48:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:37:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:26:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:15:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:01:00+00:00
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
Commons - 2026-03-24T19:01:00+00:00
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
Commons - 2026-03-24T16:00:00+00:00
Recent Participation
Recent speeches in the feed
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2026-04-15 · 18:45A decade ago, I raised the heartbreak that siblings in the care system suffer when they are separated and have no contact with each other. My aim was simply to create parity in le…
Strategic Defence Review: Funding
2026-04-15 · 13:47I genuinely respect my friend the shadow Minister, but seriously, defence was hollowed out in his party’s time in government. Our safety is the primary responsibility of any Gover…
Proposed Visitor Levy
2026-03-25 · 16:54When I was looking through the guidance, it seemed to indicate that mayors will have to consult local authorities and local industry before they come to any decision, but there is…
Proposed Visitor Levy
2026-03-25 · 16:25It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Efford. I thank the right hon. Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) for securing the debate. South Shields is a beautiful coastal…
Middle East: Defence
2026-03-09 · 18:10The Secretary of State is right that our armed forces are the very best of us. Australian and British media are reporting that HMS Anson has departed western Australia ahead of sc…
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2026-03-09I will speak briefly to Lords amendment 17. Since 2016, I have used every single parliamentary lever possible to improve sibling contact for children in care, by trying to create…
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2026-04-15I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention—possibly one of the nicest interventions I have ever had in this place. I hope that if those children I worked with are list…
Local Museums
2026-03-05With a time limit of four minutes on Back-Bench speeches, I call Dr Kieran Mullan.